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Official: Drunk Nigeria police kill 3 at funeral

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say four drunk officers with Nigeria’s federal police force opened fire on a funeral service they were assigned to guard,...

Obasanjo rates Ibori as Nigeria’s worst governor

By NAL staff writer In one of newly released United States diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo once rated former Delta State...

President Jonathan ‘not’ to seek re-election in 2015

By NAL staff writer There is a strong indication that Nigeria’s incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan may not seek re-election in 2015, when the country is due to go...

Goodluck Jonathan: A Cautious or Baffled Reformer?

By Yemi Ifegbuyi JUST over a year ago, and few weeks into the assumption of office by Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, I had the opportunity to discussed the...

Jonathan submits 34 cabinet nominees for legislative approval

AFP - Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has sent to the Senate for approval an initial list of 34 ministers for his new government since taking office...

The Folly of Nigerian Governors

By Anthony A Kila When it comes to utterances and conducts, Nigerian politicians have often displayed a level of audacity that verges on recklessness. The recent...

National security: I.G summoned police chiefs over Abuja bomb attack

Nigeria’s top police chiefs will meet in the nation’s capital on Tuesday over a deadly blast that killed at least two people, including the alleged suicide...

GT Bank co-founder Aderinokun dies in London

The chief executive and co-founder of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank has died in a London hospital, the bank said late on Tuesday. Tayo Aderinokun, who was 56 and...

The power play behind Aminu Tambuwal emergence as House of Reps Speaker

In a staunch rebellion against their party’s appeal, some members of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday join forces with opposition groups,...

4th Anniversay of Nigeria Public Procurement Law

Press Release - The 4th year anniversary of the Public Procurement Act (PPA) will come on June 4, 2011. The PPA was signed into law by the late President Umaru...